Mike Leake:
Those prosperity gospel teachers are tricksy. They aren’t simply preaching materialism. They aren’t ripping you off and saying, “Get your Lexus now, and burn in hell later”. Saying things like, “Your Best Life Now” means that believers need to start living out our future reward today. This means that we get God AND our Lexus, designer suits, million dollar homes, and life of ease.
They’ve missed what Asaph is saying.
Our portion isn’t God and stuff. It’s God. Asaph’s argument is that all that other stuff is the portion of the wicked. That’s all they get. That’s their lot. Yeah, believers might borrow these things. Use them–enjoy them, even. But it isn’t our portion. God is.
Read Why the Prosperity Gospel Shouldn’t Appeal to Believers.
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